Where does “avfyrning” come from?

avfyrning (Swedish) comes from Swedish avfyra, from Swedish fyra, from Old Swedish fiurir, from Old Norse fjórir, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

avfyrning (Swedish): firing, discharge

Definitions

  1. firing, discharge

Ancestry of “avfyrning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishavfyrato fire (a gun, a bullet, a piece of fireworks, a rocket, etc.)
2Swedishfyrafour; four; the digit "4"; fourth-grader; pupil...
3Old Swedishfiurirfour
4Old Norsefjórirfour
5Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Germanic fedwōr →